New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-04
OPENED TO RAILROAD MEN
HOUSE WARNING AT THEIR NEW HOUSE.

! AND MIR. DEEPEN MINGLES WIT AND SOUNDSENSE.
| LONG TINE GETTING STARTED
| DELAY AT THE UNION LABOR PARTY COUNTY
| CONVENTION IN EXAMINING CREDENTIALS.
The fine new building at Madisonave. and Forty-hfth
st., in which. through the generosity Of Cornelius Van
derbilt the Railroad Branch OF the Young Mems Chris
tan Association will hereafter have its headquarters was
opened formally last night Mr. Vanderbilt in charac
tersicay and modest speech turned the
finished heuse to its future L. b. Monroe
the president Of the Young Mems Christian Assoca ton
In New York, received the gift the parent body and
returned thanks briefly Then the house warming proper
began and the necks Of several oraorcal champagne
bott,ss. full Of wit and humor and eoquence. were
broken by Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The Hiding itself might we'll pass for tho best APP
pointed club honse in SewYor The president of the
NewYork Central ought to know about the inside Of
welordered Cub, and the Madison-ave building
he said last night could give Of the older houses
odds and still DO on top full description OF the big
railroad mems home for leisure hours with its GYM
nasium. bathrooms, reading rooms. library. smoking
room. lecture hall and sleepn g-rooms. all furnished
with generous hand was printed in last Sundays
| TRIBUNE.
HOW THE BUILDING WILL BE HELD.
The new building will not be turned directly to
the authorities OF the Young Mems Christian Assoca-
It will be held trust by board. OF which
Mr.. Vanderbilt Is himself the head, and which are
many of his fellow workers. Cbauncey M. Depew, Fred
erick ". Vanderbilt, Charles Clarke Pierpont Nor
gan George Fl. watrous and John NJ. Toucey Nor will
building be for the sole of members OF the asso
citation In whose name 1t stands All
employees of the roads that centre In the
Grand Central Station and OF all the companies that do
business there may have the privileges Of the club
house without distinction OF religious profess or belief
The pretty lecture hall upstairs Was crowded last
night up the tiny fooghs OF the platform and back
TO the edge Of the broad stairway The main aisle was
jammed tight long before the exercises began. and the
nj lul uLa f1aip tn Ina
by cramped spiral stairway from the library be-
| low The people in the hall looked like n
big audience at fashionable evening lecture.
and from the first row back the gay with flow
ers and bonnets white shirt fronts and bouonneres
quartete the st. Thomsss Church choir and male
chorus from the Mary Glee Club furnished the music
for the luis between the speech-maSin They were
grouped the little arches to the right left OF the
pretty stage.
WHO WERE ON THE PLATFORM.
On the platform itself sat Chauncey NJ Depew, Bishop
Henry c. Potter. President Clarke, of the New
York. NewHaven and Hartford Railroad;
ii. Walter Webb vce-president of the Wagner
Palace Car Company President Monroe. of the Young
audience on the floor were Perpont Morgan DR. Hunt,
ington. of Grace Church; Colonel Hahn tho general
manager OF the Elevated Railroads. President Oyphaat.
OF the Delaware aud Hudson Canal Companys RarSad;
Russell sage. W A. Q. Hegeman. X C. Morse; s. d. Bah
j. o. Lang. II. j. Hayden W. G. Guilfori. j. NJ. Ioucey
w Ris VILLAIN FLANK InSsa9a TGan
W Ros,iter John Christensen and T. Clarke, lr. on
ii. A. Thomas. James F. Freeman J. N. strong. IT,,
Charles Robertson. Eugene De Mise, G T. Taylor. l. A.
Stevenson. Oscar C. Harvey r. II. Ryan. Charles +.
Wells S. f. Taylor. ). Ii. Coon Archibald Buchanan aad
{. +. Peterson.
Mr.. VANDERBILT FORMALLY OPENS THE BUILDING.
After preliminary music Bishop Potter called
to offer prayer. Then the quartet from
St Thomas's Church sang Mr. Vanderbilt
had been announcing the parts OF the
the programme and forward himself. He read
printed with type writer Here is his speech In fnll
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THE BISHOP PROPOSES THREE CHEERS.
There was applause after several OF the sentences and
as generous millionaire sat down Bishop Potter came
forw ard proposed three cheers and tiger for MI
Vanderbilt The Bishop made sensation. But the
audience replisd with three rousng cheers.
President Clarke spoke for five minutes after
the St. Marys Glee Club got through with a Legend
OF the Rhine He said that he had expected to appear
before an audience OF railroad men Ills saily, uaa
laugh He talked Of the advantages of such build
the and its good influence ON tastes ana ehAf'
Mr. Webb re d n speech and after him President Mon
accepted tho gift or the clubhouse TOR the Young
Mems Christian Association.
WHAT MR. DEPEw HAD TO SAY.
Mr. Depews wit saved for the last He needs
no introduction said Mr. Vanderbilt The genial pres
dent of the Central talked for hour Here are some
! the things he said:
As our Chairman stated. even ordinary railroad
president public speaking ought to be
a 1Ss q ns"p S1 or gops.s
when tn: distance, az: great
Werse. Who DO not Know one another unless the electric
o. sa1rs are kept ec & arc
the terror preacher and statesman to-day We
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s.. to sa ss ss. TGn
THIS stand, soasy S one o n. sSss Closed s cs
the s%pSs Of rsiroaS. in sh. Unitsd
s o II. aeaas . a
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and a%ionr% in dirty dsys Every rood railroad
| where chin should STOP and work begin.
We don't discontented arsund us We want
no ;Sor and but who
the day before,
Many doubt have along Fifthave and fet
Gu houses there belong nys Of the
appointed clubs in NewYork. but know OF
weappsntod a. this This one has cost more to me
square than any the city. The University Club 10
bound library the clubs But the IL
brary has twice many books ali sady 40 the
University.
building ike this great stride in bringing employees mp
vel winch both employer and employe walk to-
and beth walk 10 ward each other.
The nrst in this country yhs
Young Mems Christian Association He took
stock frnt his faith this building
of Here surplus wealth Is NOV
the highest plane and tho example will reach out 10
other roads The Pennsylvania the Bamore and Ohio and
the Central this building
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